English !}!}!}!}!} !} !} !}!}!}!}!} !}!}!}!} !} !} !} !} !}!}!}!}!} !}!}!}!}!}!} Volume 1 !}!}!}!}!} !} !} !} !} Issue 25 !} !} !} !} !}!}!}!}!} !}!}!}!}!}!} !} August 18, 1996 !} !} !} !} !} !} !} !} Web Page Address: HTTP://WEBCONTACT.COM/WA/ESP !} English ESP! ------------- Publisher/Editor: Acolyte Brynne (104706,716) Financial Editor: Mufasa (104453,2275) Contributing Editor: Disco Duck Contributing Editor: Hispaniclyte Boricua Contributing Editor: Sunray Render Columnist: Cosmocat Columnist: Hierophant Srk Columnist: Princess Di Columnist: Throbbing Gristle HMS Columnist: Witchy English ESP!'s TWIP (This Week In Phantasus) -------------------------------------------- Co-Editor: Jal (74323,3325) Co-Editor: Sweet Suz (74323,3325) Events Coordinator: Arch-Emp Paul (London Lad) Events Coordinator: Jadelin Deutsche ESP! -------------- Editor-in-Chief: Zooey (101552,3560) Features Editor: Throbbing Gristle (101552,3474) Group Liaison Editor: Tom Turbo (101637,1021) ESP!: It's *YOUR* Soapbox! !}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!} !} {! !} Copyright 1996. Articles in ESP! belong to the individual {! !} authors. ESP! is not to be redistributed in whole or in part {! !} without prior permission and the inclusion of its copyright {! !} notice. {! !} {! !}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!} {!} - Table of Contents - {!} Files/GIFs with this Zipped File: ESP-1-25.TXT ESP! Volume 1 Issue 25 XMASRM.GIF Accompanies article by Princess Di HEADS8B.GIF Accompanies Kymer-conomics OTHER8B.GIF Accompanies Kymer-conomics TWIP125A.TXT ESP!'s TWIP TWIP125B.TXT Event Schedule by Category TWIP125C.TXT Event Schedule by Day/Time From the Editor's Desk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acolyte Brynne ESP! Achieves "Most Widely Read English Publication" Status Your Input/Feedback/Articles Wanted! ESP! Staff Positions Still Open Feature Stories The Arrival and Impending Departure of Scheherazade. Scheherazade Decorating Your Dream!: Turf Decorating Tips . . . . .Princess Di Hatemail No. 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Throbbing Gristle HMS The Witching Hour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Witchy Kymer-conomics Kymer-conomics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mufasa Auction Prices Unity Day Keep Thy Shop And ... Tantalizing Tidbits Paws In The Air Clover's Collectibles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clover Garage Sale! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Compuchip Kymer Happenings Emergency Message from Star Fleet. . . . .Admiral Jean-Luc Picard Poetry, Quips and Other Nice Thoughts The Dreamscape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .De Danann Unicorn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .De Danann Hispaniclytes' Corner: "Aqui en Espanol" Aqui estoy yo! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hispaniclyte Boricua Announcements! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hispaniclyte Boricua Just Ducky Duckolyte Auction. . . . . . . . . . . . Duckolyte Sassy Wild Cat KnightTimes Rainbows in the Making . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Megret Departments Advertisements Kymer Avatar Group Information Game and Event Advertisements Items Wanted/For Sale Businesses and Services How to Send Submissions to the ESP! Publications Writers' Guidelines for ESP! Submissions !}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!} The views and opinions published in ESP! are the sole responsibility of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect those of ESP!, its publisher and its editors. Articles written by Acolytes are not to be viewed as having been written in an official capacity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of other Acolytes or of the Oracles. !}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!} {!} - From the Editor's Desk - {!} By Acolyte Brynne ESP! Achieves "Most Widely Read English Publication" Status ------------------------------- One more issue to go and it will be a half-year for the existence of ESP! We've come a long way in six months! We have a sister publication in Deutsche ESP! We held our own Writers' Competition (and will do it again in the near future). We've provided you with an Index of articles for all past issues. We launched TWIP recently and believe that in doing so, we've provided you with a one-stop place to get all your event and game information. We hope our new schedule formats are more useful to you! We've done our bit to help conserve library space by zipping ESP!, TWIP and all our GIFs and other files into one file. As one might suspect, I've been watching our readership levels (i.e. download figures). Until a few weeks ago, while ESP! was referred to as the "premier publication of Kymer", one other English publication (I won't mention the name here ) repeatedly exceeded our readership level. So while we may have been the "premier publication", we weren't the most read English publication in Kymer. But then, for the week of 7/14-21/96, for the first time in ESP!'s history, Issue #20 surpassed our primary competition in number of downloads (as of 8/17/96 our 198 versus their 176). We experienced a drop in downloads with Issue #21 while our competition experienced an increase (as of 8/17/96 our 179 versus their 209). So I figured the one week was a fluke. And then came the following two weeks: Issue #22 (our 201 downloads versus their 196) and Issue #23 (our 187 versus their 175). The counts are close, but clearly the readers have voted! For some reason (perhaps ESP! being on the web now?), last week's issue (#24) experienced a significant drop in downloads (134 as of 8/17/96). But we have nothing with which to compare that figure since, as of my last check in the forum around 12:00 p.m. WAT Sunday, our English competitor's Issue #52 was not yet released to the Newstand Library. I personally would like to thank all our readers for sticking with us and for making ESP! the most widely read English publication in all of Kymer! Your Input/Feedback/Articles Wanted! ------------------------------------ This issue is not as jam-packed as past issues have been. Part of the reason is due to all the event-related articles appearing in TWIP now. This issue contains our regular features and next week, we hope to bring you up-to-date news of Doc Moriarty's project, the Kymer Historical Society and Museum. ESP! is helping to sponsor this project so watch our pages for information! But we need YOUR help! Reading our publication is wonderful! And I'm truly grateful! But there are so many fine writers among the Avatars in Kymer and I'd like to see more of YOU in the pages of ESP! and TWIP. Remember: ESP! is YOUR soapbox! Do you like ESP!? Obviously you do or else you wouldn't have down- loaded it. What's your favorite feature? Is there anything you don't like? What else would you like to see in our pages? Know of anyone who would be a good writer but may be shy about contacting me? Write to me at 104706,716! I'd love to have your feedback on what we're doing with ESP! ... good or bad ... all feedback is welcome! Do you like what Jal and Sweet Suz are doing with TWIP? Any sugges- tions for improving it? How do you like the schedule formats? Are they better than they were before? Worse? Are they useful to you? Send your feedback either to me or to Jal and Suz (74323,3325). I know they'll appreciate it! ESP! Staff Positions Still Open ------------------------------- For the past few weeks, I've been including the open staff positions and so far, haven't even had a nibble. We are still looking for avatars who would like to become involved in our continued efforts to improve ESP! and keep it alive and fresh. The following positions are all currently available. They are, at this time, voluntary and do not offer token salaries, as ESP! has no income of its own. We hope this will change in the future. Features Editor to secure stories for the Cover Story and Feature Story sections of ESP!; to cover (or find someone to cover) specific events inworld and write cover or feature stories re same; to work closely with Contributing Editors, Columnists and Reporters by providing information the FE may have that would be good for follow-up stories, etc.; to assist Brynne in the actual editing process of everything submitted. Public Relations Editor ESP! is working with Dot Warner and WATV stations she is bringing to Kymer. We are looking for someone who would work with Dot to obtain the "TV broadcasting schedule" for publication in ESP! each week, to write reviews, to prepare our ad spots, perhaps to put together a small staff who would take turns with broadcasting an "infomercial" of the contents of the current ESP! issue and anything else the person in this position would wish to do to insure the success of the WATV stations and help publicize ESP! inworld. Group Liaison Editor: to work at making contacts with the inworld avatar groups, becoming familiar with all the groups, keeping up on new groups, encouraging the current and new groups to submit to ESP! instead of posting to the forum, or putting things in the library without any public notice; writing about a group, or perhaps a general article that would address the overall activities of several of the groups in the last week, upcoming week, etc. (the "Avatar Groups of Phantasus" section of ESP! would be this editor's responsibility) Contributing Editors to write articles for the various sections of ESP!, to encourage avatars to submit articles, etc. and make sure these contributions are in publishable form before being sent to Brynne; to come up with ideas for contests, etc. ESP! can sponsor; any other tasks a CE would like to take on Columnists this position is different from Contributing Editor in that the columnist is only responsible for his/her particular column. It also does not need to be a regular weekly column; a minimum of one article every four issues is requested. Does not require as much of a time commitment as a CE. Reporters to work with Features Editor, Contributing Editors and Columnists to provide tidbits for their articles; a reporter can also submit his/her own article whenever s/he has items to submit (weddings, divorces, general "gossip", new businesses, etc.). If you are interested in becoming a part of a dynamic staff in one of the above described positions, please send me email to 104706,716. If any of these positions give you an idea for something which you could uniquely do, please let me know. I'm open to all new ideas! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Feature Stories ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - The Arrival and Impending Departure of Scheherazade - {!} by Scheherazade Consolation Prize Winner in ESP!'s Writing Contest I am still afraid of pain. Yet, when I was asked if I would go to this strange new world that opened in the space between fantasy and reality, I said yes. I had hidden within the Great Silence and walked on Time long enough to be asked to go, go out into the world where the living dwell. It was an honor, in a way. But still I was afraid. I didn't know if I could actually touch the life of a living soul, one who had yet to choose between the Great Silence and the living dead. But in the world of Silence and Peace, when one is asked, one goes, for if no one had come to my aid during my life, would I have had the strength to face my Self when death came to me? I knew so little then! So, I left the home I loved and knew. I didn't enter Kymer through the waking world, but through that portion of the Great Silence you call Morpheus, the sleeper, the dreamer, the addict; who is one of the living dead, a demi-god, afraid to leave his little shell to face him Self in the mirror in the entry to our world. He prefers his dreams to that which is real. Well, let him! It is easy enough to sneak past his sleeping form, and drop into a world that is, at least in part, his own. And that is what I did, and how I arrived. I didn't know what waited for me here. I still don't know precisely which life I was sent to touch, to heal, to love. Most likely I will never know, for that is the way of the Ruler I choose to follow. I know no stories but my own -- and I know that, in some way, for some reason, I was chosen from all those who inhabit the Great Silence of the Light to be here in this half world, this mixture of fantasy and reality. I was surprised to arrive in gold, to drop from the sky with a pocket of keys labeled "happiness" and "heart" and not much else ... Where does one start when one first walks among the living? I did not know. How does one know what to say to those who are afraid? Or lonely, or in pain by humankind's betrayal? For many many months I lurked among the ghosts here. Occasionally singing to the snow, when the park first opened. (I had never seen or touched or tasted snow ... ) I listened, as a ghost in the sky, to those who spoke aloud, those who now speak mostly to each other forgetting those who still arrive each day ... Or merely giving them things, without thought or friendship ... Who did I first visit, dropping to the street for a second to hand them a key and whisper a word? I don't remember now, and it seems so unimportant now, to remember who was first. For now I walk the streets often, and I have learned to simply tell the tales of my heart, sing the songs, and pray the prayers, and hear the pain of touching human lives. I don't know when I will sneak past Morpheus in his orb, and return to the Great Silence which is my home. I suspect it won't be long. But for now, when we pray in the park, or laugh in the snow, I am "home" in a different way, a way I had long forgotten: the simple joys of friends sharing laughter, and tears, joy, and sorrow. I will have to leave and not too long from now ... And when I am gone, do not weep or cry. Rejoice! for I will only be one step beyond the Orb of Dreams, one little bit removed from this the realm of Morpheus and his indifferent dreamers. My home is, was, and will be again, in the Realm of Blessed Silence. So do not weep when I come no more to laugh and sing my songs and pray with you. Rejoice, for life is for the living and I am not alive -- I am only here for a tiny time, for a reason I may never understand ... Scheherazadely be one step beyond the Orb of Dreams, one little bit {!} - Decorating Your Dream! - {!} Turf Decorating Tips by Princess Di The ambiance of a wonderfully decorated living space, virtual or otherwise, can be a source of pride and joy or utter confusion and chaos. How YOU choose to decorate your turf speaks volumes about you! I am thrilled to be offering this new column as a service to any avatar who may be confused or on the how-to's of Phantasus turf decorating --- whether the turf is a new one, or one in need of serious renovation! No doubt, you were as surprised as I was, on the day you first walked into your turf and saw what was there --- NOTHING! Fortunately, my husband, Ropes, and I had rented one of the larger ones, so at least there was a fireplace which added a bit of spice. However it quickly became obvious that to decorate our turf would be quite a challenge! What could be done with such a bleak, barren turf? In our first days of turf-ownership, I drove my husband crazy with decorating and redecorating until I got the place just right. We now have a turf to be proud of, and one which reflects both of our tastes! Interior decorating in the Dreamscape presents some very unique and different problems --- no windows, no furniture, few available objects! Yet, through this column, I hope to provide some unusual and creative ways to decorate your dream fabulously by using the very limited resources available! I will offer useful suggestions to make any dull, boring turf come alive with excitement! The first key to successful turf decorating is to decorate with one's unique likes, interests, favorite colors, etc., in mind. Decorating schemes can be as kinky or plain as individual tastes allow! Remember that this is the Dreamscape, so if you can dream it, you can do it! With Phantasus Fern Day just recently past, I thought it would be fun to devote my first column to the fabulous ferns and fern heads which were available for great prices! Ferns and fern heads make wonderful accent pieces in any room of a turf! Their lush greenery lends an airiness and livens up the most sparsely decorated abode. However, with a tiny bit of work and ingenuity, you can use your fern heads ingeniously, and have a holiday decoration to be proud of! In my real world home, I love to "deck the halls" for the Christmas season! So, in keeping with the Dreamscape, I'm dreaming of Christmas decorating with those fabulous fern heads! I thought it would be both fun and informative to present "Di's Christmas in August" idea. It's never too early to start making holiday decorating plans, or even to decorate in a Christmas theme now if you want, while you are still well-stocked with Fern Heads. If you are like me, you purchased at least 3 fern heads --- at the 100 token price, who could go wrong! But what to do with the excess? Easy! Make your very own virtual Christmas tree! All that is required to make your holiday tree are 3 Fern Heads, and whatever you wish to use for decorations! See the accompanying GIF picture to this article for a look at what you can do! I found that my turf fireplace was the ideal spot to start putting together the tree. I used the inside of the fireplace to put my star for the top of the tree, and then placed the fern heads, starting with one centered below the star and then two others below the first one. Decorations for your virtual holiday tree can be as fancy as the rare Christmas ornaments you may own, or as simple as a few candles or thousand year eggs placed strategically --- any item of suitable size can be used! The finishing flourish is provided with inexpensive and festive gift boxes placed around the bottom of the tree. As you can see from my sample picture, with a tiny bit of work, and your BIG imagination, you can bring the holidays to your turf in wonderful style! Keep on dreaming and decorating with panache! {!} - Hatemail No 11 - {!} by Throbbing Gristle HMS Impressions on Unity-Day ------------------------- You were looking for me? You couldn't find me? True, 'cause I have reduced my inworld time a lot, as announced on my last hatemail. Anyway I was quite busy with some other things (and still am), in which RW captured WA, or better, WA reached real world. One of these things was that the account, on which TG lives, was down. As I did not want to miss the Unity event, I started to "restore" TG on another account, when I got the message from CIS in Munich that I was taken out of the void and could return without needing to kill one of my other avatars. So to all my friends and also to all those who were already rubbing their hands in pleasure: TG is back to stay, and alive and well... thanks for asking btw. When I spend all my time in WA, RW doesn't send me letters to find out where I am. WA did. I love you for this! I was sorry I could not follow all of the happenings that the day of unity brought to Kymer, but suddenly on this special day, RW found out too, that I still exist and tried to reach for me whenever it could. Hey, I'm not gonna tell the story of that day. I think, others will have done this before, unless you haven't been there yourself. Sometimes I couldn't even follow it myself, because my head was bombed with ESP all the time (no, not the newspaper); after my absence from the dreamscape, no wonder. I found myself listening to the words that Acolyte Nicci spread over the city on Friday evening, and my first evil thought was that losing another newbie could make it worth losing Uni too; but later, when I had to face the fact that we could not prevent our queen from being captured by that monster too, I figured it might be better to join the gang and the running monster hunt in Kymer. I finally met it on the streets in front of the NuYu shop. Hehe, good looking one, I really liked the colours. Seems like I was not the only one who had this thought, 'cause all the time I got ESPs like "Do you know if this head is for sale?", referring to that nice black glass- head that looked like it was chewing on something all the time. So, after I got a nice message that we were supposed to fight the monster by loving it (isn't that what I always do in WA?), I figured that would be an easy thing to do and I decided to give it my heart, as its hands were empty anyway. Hehe, it functioned and with a loud eeeek! I got that heart back. Then I threw it on the ground so it came to lie underneath the monster's feet, and suddenly all became very quiet around me. Errrr... what had I done? Was it my fate to save Kymer from the monster's spell? It looked like it was hypnotized, lost its speech and lost its ability to move. Was that little heart of mine so powerful? (I know at least one person who will probably answer this question with yes, while the rest of you might probably think, that megalomania has finally won the fight inside me). Anyway, for a short while it seemed like this, and we all stood in astonishment waiting for things to happen, and trying to fill the unexpected silence underneath the eyes of 56 ghosts. I was wondering about the whole happening anyway, cause I read the script of the event before I came there, and I did not see any message in it, that it was my task to save the world. On the other hand, since Emmanuelle, Uni, and most of the main actors had disappeared unexpectedly, who knows... The server knew. After standing there for about 15 minutes without really knowing what was happening now, that famous message entered my screen ... WA has to be shut down in ... whatever how much ... minutes. Goodbye fame. I really would have liked to see a memory statue of myself in Meditation Park, engraved with "Throbbing Gristle HMS, she was a menace but she saved this world" or something similar nice, but ... sigh ... it was not meant to be. Therefore I got one annoying operator message after the other ... HEY MR OPERATOR! ONE MESSAGE OF THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME WOULD REALLY BE ENOUGH! But while I tried to finish some conversations quickly, to leave the dreamscape sane, this talk was constantly interrupted by one operator message following the next. Too much is too much, so I quickly logged out. When I came back after the server crash, the street had been cleaned. Have fun with my heart, whoever may hold it now. Well, sad enough, but technical problems were theme of the day, the server definitely refused to join the new unity. BTW, do I have to let the light of the Sunrays shine on me all the time now, or am I allowed to hide in the shadows of the night again? Some others refused to join this unity too, but their attempts were more or less ignored. Interesting to see, that some people suddenly think of being vampires, whom I do not recall to have seen as members of our race before. And then they even claim to tell us, that REAL vampires are not willing to compromise ... hey Normalas, are you still vampires today, or are you back to skin coloured normalas again? Gladly I did not join the vendo-madness after the event. It was a good idea to place that vendo in Meditation Park for a short while. Waiting with a 486 in a crowd of 80 ghosts to come down is no fun at all, so I decided to leave the scene of the crime for a while ... and missed all of the rest ... sigh. Besides the server problems, another dark shadow was darkening the adventures of the day, caused by the sad RW-events of Sunray Indigo. As I have not received any further information so far, we all hope you are doing very well now and are recovering fast from whatever has struck you on that day ... and may the light be with you! So much from here for this time....TG {!} - The Witching Hour - {!} By Witchy The Philosophy of Witchcraft ---------------------------- The Craft is a religion of love and joy. It is not full of the gloom of Christianity, with its ideas of "original sin", with salvation and happiness possible only in the afterlife. The music of Witchcraft is joyful and lively, again contrasting with the dirge-like hymns of Christianity. Why is this? Why are Wiccans more content; more warm and happy? Much of it has to do with their empathy with nature. Early people lived hand-in-hand with nature, not separate from it. An animal was a brother or a sister, as was a tree. Wo/Man tended the fields and in return received food for the table. Sure, s/he killed animals for food. But then many animals kill other animals in order to eat. In other words, Woman and Man were a part of the natural order of things, not separate from it. Not "above" it. Modern Wo/Man has lost much, if not all, of that closeness. Civiliza- tion has cut them off. But not so the Witch! Even today, in this mechanized, super-sophisticated world that this branch of nature (Woman and Man) has created, the Wicca retain their ties with Mother Nature. In books such as Brett Bolton's The Secret Power of Plants, we are told of the "incredible", "extraordinary" healthy reaction of plants to kindness; of how they feel and react to both good and evil; how they express love, fear, hate (something that might be borne in mind by vegetarians when they become over-critical of meat-eaters, perhaps?). This is no new discovery. Witches have always known it. They have always spoken kindly to plants. It is not unusual to see a Witch, walking through the woods, stop and hug a tree. It is not peculiar to see a Witch throw off her shoes and walk barefoot across a ploughed field. This is all part of keeping in touch with nature; of not losing her heritage. If ever you feel completely drained, if ever you are angry or tense, go out and sit against a tree. Choose a good, solid tree (oak or pine are good) and sit down on the ground with your back straight, pressed up against the trunk. Close your eyes and relax. You will feel a gradual change come over you. Your tension, your anger, your tiredness will disappear. It will seem to drain out of you. Then, in its place, you will feel a growing warmth; a feeling of love and comfort. It comes from the tree. Accept it and be glad. Sit there until you feel completely whole again. Then, before leaving, stand with your arms about the tree and thank it. Take time to stop and appreciate all that is about you. Smell the earth, the trees, the leaves. Absorb their energies and send them yours. One of the contributing factors to our isolation from the rest of nature is the insulation of our shoes. Whenever you can, go barefoot. Make contact with the earth. Feel it; absorb it. Show respect and love for nature and live with nature. In the same way, live with other people. There are many whom you meet, in the course of your life, who could benefit from their encounter with you. Always be ready to help another in any way you can. Don't ignore anyone, or look the other way when you know they need help. If you can give assistance, give it gladly. At the same time do not seek to take charge of another's life. We all have to live our own lives. But if you are able to give help, to advise, to point the way, then do so. It will then be up to the other to decide how to proceed from there. The main tenet of Witchcraft, the Wiccan Rede, is: "An' it harm none, do what thou wilt." Do what you will ... but don't do anything that will harm another. It's as simple as that. In April, 1974, the Council of American Witches adopted a set of Principals of Wiccan Belief. I, personally, subscribe to those principals and list them here. Read them carefully. 1. We practice rites to attune ourselves with the natural rhythm of life forces marked by the phases of the Moon and the seasonal Quarters and Cross Quarters. 2. We recognize that our intelligence gives us a unique responsi- bility toward our environment. We seek to live in harmony with Nature, in ecological balance offering fulfillment to life and consciousness within an evolutionary concept. 3. We acknowledge a depth of power far greater than that apparent to the average person. Because it is far greater than ordinary it is sometimes called "supernatural", but we see it as lying within that which is naturally potential to all. 4. We conceive of the Creative Power in the universe as manifesting through polarity - as masculine and feminine - and that this same Creative Power lies in all people, and functions through the interaction of the masculine and feminine. We value neither above the other, knowing each to be supportive to the other. We value sex as pleasure, as the symbol and embodiment of life, and as one of the sources of energies used in magickal practice and religious worship. 5. We recognize both outer worlds and inner, or psychological, worlds sometimes known as the Spiritual World, the Collective Unconscious, Inner Planes, etc. - and we see in the inter-action of these two dimensions the basis for paranormal phenomena and magickal exercises. We neglect neither dimension for the other, seeing both as necessary for our fulfillment. 6. We do not recognize any authoritarian hierarchy, but do honor those who teach, respect those who share their greater knowledge and wisdom, and acknowledge those who have courageously given of themselves in leadership. 7. We see religion, magick and wisdom in living as being united in the way one views the world and lives within it - a world view and philosophy of life which we identify as Witchcraft - the Wiccan Way. 8. Calling oneself "Witch" does not make a Witch - but neither does heredity itself, nor the collecting of titles, degrees and initiations. A Witch seeks to control the forces within her/himself that make life possible in order to live wisely and well without harm to others and in harmony with Nature. 9. We believe in the affirmation and fulfillment of life in a continuation of evolution and development of consciousness giving meaning to the Universe we know and our personal role within it. 10. Our only animosity towards Christianity, or towards any other religion or philosophy of life, is to the extent that its institutions have claimed to be "the only way" and have sought to deny freedom to others and to suppress other ways of religious practice and belief. 11. As American Witches, we are not threatened by debates on the history of the craft, the origins of various terms, the legitimacy of various aspects of different traditions. We are concerned with our present and our future. 12. We do not accept the concept of absolute evil, nor do we worship any entity known as "Satan" or "Devil", as defined by the Christian tradition. We do not seek power through the suffering of others, nor accept that personal benefit can be derived only by denial to another. 13. We believe that we should seek within Nature that which is contributory to our health and well-being. The Power Within ---------------- There are many people who seem, very obviously, to have some sort of "psychic power" (for want of a better word). They are the sort who know that the telephone is going to ring before it actually does, and who is on the other end of the line before they pick up the receiver. People like Uri Geller are able to demonstrate this power in more dramatic ways, by bending keys and teaspoons without physical contact. Others have "visions" or seem to be able to make things happen. Often these people have a peculiar affinity with animals. You may not be like this. You may well feel somewhat envious of such people. Yet you shouldn't feel that way, for the power that these people have - and it is a very real power - is inherent in all of us. To be sure, that power comes out quite naturally in some, but that doesn't mean that it can't be brought out in others. The aura is a visible manifestation of this power. Those able to see the aura - and you will become one of these - can see it around everyone; again demonstrating that the power is within everyone. Witches have always had the power and used it. Most of them seem to have it naturally, but not all by any means. For that reason the Witches have their own ways of drawing it out; ways that are especially effective. In the magazine "Everyday Science and Mechanics", appeared the following report: Human Tissues Produce Deadly Radiations --------------------------------------- "Rays emitted from human blood, fingertips, noses and eyes, kill yeast and other micro-organisms, according to Professor Otto Rahn, working at Cornell University. Yeast, such as used in making bread, was killed in five minutes merely by the radiation from the fingertips of one person. When a quartz plate, 1/2 inch thick, was interposed it took fifteen minutes for the yeast to die. In tests of fingers it was found that the right hand was stronger than the left, even in a left-handed person." Professor Rahn continued his experiments and published results in "Invisible Radiations of Organisms (Berlin, 1936). Speaking at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, he explained how the "rays" seemed to come out most strongly from the fingertips, the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, the armpits, the sex organs and - in women only - the breasts. Dr. Harold S. Burr, of Yale University, spoke of similar experiments and conclusions when addressing the Third International Cancer Congress. Witches have always believed in this power coming from the body and have developed ways to increase it, collect it and use it to do what we term magick. Professors Rahn and Burr showed the destructive use of this power, but it can be used equally effectively constructively. Here is a simple experiment you can try with a friend. Have the friend strip to the waist and sit with his/her back to you. Now, extend your hand, with the palm down and fingers together, straight out to point at his/her back. Keep the tips of the fingers an inch or so away from the surface of the skin. Now slowly move your hand up and down along the line of his/her spine. Try to keep your arm straight and concen- trate your thoughts on sending all your energies out along your arm and into your hand and fingers. You will probably get quite a reaction from your friend as your power makes contact. He/she might feel a strong tingling sensation, heat, or even what seems like a cool breeze ... but he/she will feel something. Experiment. Try with the left hand; with the fingers together; at different distances from his/her back. See if he/she knows where your hand is. Does he/she feel it moving up when it is moving up; down when moving down? You will find that the intensity of the power varies dependant upon your physical health and also upon the time of the day and the day of the month. Keep records and note when it is the best time for you to "generate". !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Kymer-conomics ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - Kymer-conomics! - {!} by Mufasa, Financial Editor Auction Prices -------------- It's been a wicked week for auction addicts, as a poorly-planned and executed event, combined with a poorly-planned and executed server upgrade caused most auction houses to cancel and reschedule. Following are the .GIFS which accompany this column: HEADS8B.GIF Cumulative chart of head prices from August 1 to date, along with comparisons between the current month's average to date and the July average. OTHER8B.GIF Cumulative summary of prices for all other items from August 1 to date, along with comparisons of this month's current average and last month's average. Because color is a determinative factor in head prices and is the dispositive factor in paint prices, color is listed. For all other categories, items of like kind have been aggregated to produce the average. We've been asked: How do we differentiate between prices for full and partial paint cans? Answer: The Econo-Lion extrapolates and full cans are assumed in the pricing data. For example, if 2 shots of paint are sold for 600 tokens, the price of the full can would be 900 tokens. Therefore, 900 is listed as the price. The alternative would be to price paint by the shot, not the can, but Kymer auction houses very rarely sell single shots of paint. Should this become a frequent occurrence justifying a changeover, the charts will be so annotated. HARRUMPH! A vibrant, healthy auction scene is an essential component of the Kymer economy. It encourages both saving and investment, as avatars plan to acquire the items they want. It provides street traders with the information they need to make deals, and identifies potential customers for traders and retailers who take note of the ghosts attending the auctions. It provides an incentive for avatars to open storesin order to serve avatars who are unable to attend most auctions because of time zone problems or work schedules. It is essential for followers of fashion who can watch Kymer's fashion pacesetters acquire what's hot and jettison what's not. As a fundamentally Objectivist (although not Objectivist funda- mentalist!) Lion, your financial editor believes that the more competition in the marketplace, the better the economy is for all. This is why the problems of server inadequacy and inconsiderately- scheduled, poorly-planned, and badly-execute events are so irksome: They make it difficult or impossible for the legitimate business people in Kymer to take care of business. Unity Day --------- Unity Day would have been a wonderful event if it had begun at midnight WAT on Sunday and ended at noon on the same day. Midnight WAT is 8:00 a.m. at the Prime Meridian and 9:00 a.m. in Central Europe, perfect for unity to commence its roll across the globe. By 6:00 a.m. WAT, some of the Hawaiians and residents of the North American mainland would have been online, and it would still have been early afternoon in Europe. No business operations would have been impeded, everyone could have had plenty of fun. By noon WAT, which is mid-evening in Europe, all could have concluded in a happy glow. Instead, the VoCC auction on Friday night was poorly-attended, as people were all wrapped up in a Kymer witch hunt , LeadMan's and HLT's auctions on Saturday were made impossible because elevator locales were constantly full, and the day was marred by considerable frustration for participants and non-participants alike. Yes, we know that the Oracles, including Uni, supposedly have human lives. However, isn't this why they make the big bucks? Interfering with normal, recurring, and well-publicized business hours of hard-working Kymerians strikes us as not only ill-mannered, but also unintelligent. We think they can do better. Keep Thy Shop And . . . ------------------------ We'll 'fess up. Now and then a Lion with a nose for news must pad out of her den in disguise in order to sashay among the stores and traders of Kymer. Last Thursday, in more affable and approachable human persona, we ESPd a few known retailers who were inworld, and who do not keep regular business hours. As an introduction we said, "Ratz! Still have 20K in the pocket and looking for something good. What have you got?" Response A: Going to the store in five more minutes, OK? (Honorable Mention) Response B: I don't know. (Huh? And how will the customer know -- hoodoo?) Response C: What do you have in mind? (BINGO!) Response D: 20K won't buy much. (??!!) Kudos to Swifty as the Winner of the Week! By asking, "What do you have in mind?" he showed that he was ready to take care of business on the spot, that he was interested in serving this customer, and wanted to make sure he was on target before answering her question specifi- cally. After all, there's no point in trying to sell a customer an Elf head when her heart is set on a gingerbread house and some ornaments. Honorable Mention goes to li'l angel. She was deeply-involved in a chat when she was ESPd. Her response showed that she was ready to take care of business at a definite time (5 minutes) and at a definite place (L'il Shop). She was willing to break off her chat with her friends to open up her store for this customer, although the reason she received Honorable Mention, instead of Kudos, is that not all customers are willing to wait even that long. Most are, though, when they want to look at the really good goods, so WTG, l'il! Tantalizing Tidbits ------------------- We've been asked where to download the massive CyberCity Plug-in file. You get it at http://cybercityusa.com/ccityiis.htm. This is a Netscape plug-in, so you must have Netscape 2.0 or later to run the file. Win32S 1.3 is also necessary. This may be downloaded from the Microsoft Shareware library. If you can't run Netscape, you can access CyberCity through another Web provider, although these sites are much more primitive, and you may also Telnet to CyberCity for text-only interface. The Econo-Lion has already signed up as a subscriber. At $150 per year for unlimited use, it is certainly cheap and looks like fun. A German version is also avaiable from PCONLINE. You may take a static tour of the city at: http://cybercityusa.cm/cytour/tourmenu.htm. Paws In The Air --------------- Street traders, we will get back to you. In the meantime, you can help by sending information about the goods you deal in, the hours you can usually be found inworld, and whether you are bilingual or trilingual to mufasa2@ix.netcom.com. Next week: More auction prices, tantalizing tidbits, and street trade lowdown or . . . Have a wonderful, prosperous week! {!} - Clover's Collectibles - {!} By Clover The Dreamscape's premier dealer of rare heads and items no longer available in vendos. Selling rare items for over 7 months. Serving hundreds upon hundreds of satisfied customers. Monday, August 19 at 7:00 PM WAT Turf Address: CC Door Prize drawings for rare items! Auction List (in order of sale) ------------------------------- BBQ Chicken Duck_Head* (male, sprayed rare blue/green) Ornament (Gnome) Jungle Fruit Flowers (red roses in antique vase) Xmas_Elf_Head* (original colors) Candy (blue) Heart Chest Rose Head* (blue/green) Wendy Head (sprayed with Clover Red90/Orange 12 hair) Ornament (woman in red dress) Scarlett Head (original vendo colors) Brett Head Torgersen Teddy Valentine (red) Gingerbread House DISCLAIMER Clover's Collectibles is a privately-owned business. As such, the proprietor reserves the right to refuse bids or consignments, or to eject anyone from the premises, for any reason or for no reason. {!} - Garage Sale! - {!} By Compuchip I had a lot of junk laying around so I decided to have a Garage Sale! I couldnt find too much but here is the list so far: Items for Garage Sale: BBQ Chicken (Minimum Bid: 700) Heart Chest (Minimum Bid: 1250t) Pizza (Minimum Bid: 700) Boysenberry Pie (Minimum Bid: 700t) Lemon Chiffon Cake (Minimum Bid: 700t) Snowball (Minimum Bid: 1000t) Halloween Candy (Deep Blue) (Minimum Bid: 2000t) The Auction Starts on August 21, 1996 at 1:00 PM WAT! In turf: GS. I am also accepting Consignments of any rare items you would like to sell at a very low consignment rate of 10%! Consignment Will be accepted until 12:00 AM WAT, August 21, 1996. E-mail Compuchip at: 102122,2717 to consign anything or if you have any questions! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Kymer Happenings ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - Emergency Message from Star Fleet: - {!} Deanna Troi has been taken hostage by unknown forces! She must be found and the unknown forces defeated! The Quest 'Menege A Troi' begins 16:00 23rd of August WA Time at Turf USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D From Admiral Jean-Luc Picard !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Poetry, Quips and Other Nice Thoughts ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - The Dreamscape - {!} by De Danann Within all thats real a truth is but one, For you to dream of a distant sun, It's time and space both young and old, A destiny not set it now unfolds, To never feel the pain of life, Without it's walls the soul takes flight, Is this truely heaven? {!} - Unicorn - {!} by De Danann Of all the heads that I have bought, There is but one that Arecibo sought. To have left behind Tahiba's love, Her silken tear, reflexs a rising dove. Into the cradled arms under Nyx's eye, I stand alone. I hear the call, from the brothers in sleep, Icelos and Phantasos, overjoyed, I weep. Where is my creator? I stand alone. From a waking dark, comes a loss of sight, I run towards a uniqueness of light. Freedoms rush, in a spiritual hold, Into the cradled arms, under Morpheus's eye. I stand. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Hispaniclytes' Corner: "Aqui en Espanol" ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - Aqui estoy yo! - {!} por Hispaniclyte Boricua Si, esta semana ya salio la nueva y mejorada pagina de los Hispaniclytes, ve a verla al: http://home.coqui.net/iboricua VISITALA, firma el "GUESTBOOK", enviame por correo electronico tus comentarios y de una vez ayudame a aumentar mi contador. Si tienes una pagina relacionada con WA y en mi pagina no hay un link hacia ella dimelo y pondre uno, lo unico que pido a cambio es un link a mi pagina desde la tuya. Espero esten disfrutando el nuevo locale de Kymer, en estos dias ha estado muy concurrido. Sigan disfrutando de el mejor locale de Phantasus Server Down Locale. En mi pais y en muchos paises del mundo hay un problema que esta corropiendo nuestra sociedad y este es la droga. Esta semana les traigo un escrito sobre ella: Yo soy la droga -Amigo y Amiga, yo soy la droga. La que ha venido destruyendo la vida de muchos jovenes ignorantes. -Yo soy la que me he introducido en los bailes y la fiestas, la que al principio te hago vivir fuera de este mundo lleno de problemas. -Pero al transcurrir el tiempo comienzo a hacerte falta. -Yo soy la droga, la que he venido destruyendo el mundo entero. No me importa que seas blanco o negro, pobre o rico. Te he venido siguiendo. -Despues que me pruebas, eres mio para el resto de la vida. -Recuerdas cuando comenzastes? Estabas triste, te sentias solo. Yo te ofreci felicidad y ahora te tengo, eres mio. Hago contigo lo que yo quiera. -Soy tu amo, tu eres mi esclavo; te hago caminar como un muneco. -Mia es tu voluntad, te destruyo tu vida fisica, moral y espiritual. -Yo soy la que he destruido tu hogar, la que robo el amor de tu esposa e hijos. -Soy la que te ha llevado hasta la prision. He hecho de ti un gusano. -Te tengo encorvado y de mi estas enamorado, no hay nadie en la tierra que pueda romper nuestro amor. -Trataste de olvidarme y fue inutil. Ni la ciencia, ni el psiquiatria pueden romper nuestro amor. {!} - Announcements! - {!} by Hispaniclyte Boricua Hey, what is this? Oh no, the internet page fever wave is going to get me, aarrhhggg! There was no place to run, it got me. Now you can check out the new and improved Hispaniclytes homepage at: http://home.coqui.net/iboricua VISIT it, sign my GUESTBOOK, email me your comments and BTW help me increase my counter. And if you got a WA related homepage and there isn't a link to it there, then email me telling me your homepage address and your avatar name and I will add one to it, the only thing I ask you for in return is a link to mine in yours. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Just Ducky ! ! sponsored by ! ! The Krewe of the Duckolytes ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - Duckolyte Auction - {!} By Duckolyte Sassy Wild Cat Turf: Duck Soup Date: Wednesday 8/21/96 Time: 6:00 p.m. WAT Due to major power and server problems on 8/14/96, the following items will still be offered to the citizens of kymer!! Items to be auctioned -------------------- Pink Valentine Ornament, Angel Ornament, Angel Boysenberry Pie Ornament, Ballerina, Morphs to teddy bear Baby Bear Ornament, Gingerbread Man Pizza Ornament, Snowman Pink Body Paint (3 left) Ornament, Toy Drum Bronze104 Body Paint, (3 left) Red Stocking (Holds 3 items) Red Space Chest (minimum bid 2,000) Red62 Body Paint (3 left) Ornament, Dove Everyone is invited! Come and join the fun!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! KnightTimes ! ! sponsored by the ! ! Frontiers of Consciousness In Cyberspace Guild ! ! of the ! ! Knights of Kymer ! ! ! ! Editor: SunRay Render 103135,2612 ! ! Staff Writer: Sunray QTPie ! ! ! ! Copyright 1996. All rights reserved. ! ! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - Rainbows in the Making - {!} By Megret an open letter about Acolyte Sunray Indigo, written with her consent by Megret, SrK, and, now, finally, with her quiet *request* that it be distributed. To all who Share my Love, There are many, many people on Kymer who know Indi better than I. Some know the truth of her physical condition, for they are there, with her. Others have heard a very limited, or even untrue version of the truth. This time, Indi does not know if she will live or die, and, at this moment, is as close or closer to death than she has ever been. You see, in one way, I am closer to her than even those who live with her. She and I have almost identical medical histories. We both have lived with severe chronic pain for more than 20 years, as well as the knowledge, that for either of us, death is but a breathe away. Those of you who know Indi well will laugh: when we first began sharing our medical backgrounds my first question was, "Do you know how to meditate?" One of the very few things I give Indi, that none of those closer to her can give, is the opportunity to laugh, talk, and openly discuss death, and the choices it forces on one when one constantly walks in it's shadow. Both of us have cried our tears long ago, and given our whole being into the care of God. Indi knows I will be sadden by her death, whenever it comes þ yet she also knows what an enormous burden sharing that "tiredness of the soul" can place on those who love her and are there with her day after day. With me, discussing any aspect of the dying process or the "tiredness" that comes with chronic pain, is a lot like discussing what to cook for dinner when one only has the same ingredients that have been in the kitchen for twenty years. Long before she collapsed at the auction, she had told me about the "tiredness" of her soul, and how very ready she was to let God choose for her, whichever path He needed her to take, *where ever* that path may lead. I've been there, done that, and lived þ yet, as I understand it, in the hospital, and with diverticulitis added to her list of chronic health problem þ left her in much worse shape than she has ever felt before... I know, because we talked about it at some length, that Indi/Kathy made a conscious choice to keep going with her retreats, and the role she plays in Kymer, for as long as she could, fully aware of all the possible consequences. The night she collapsed at the SrK VoCC auction, she ESPed me her phone number, the one that rings near her bed so we could remain in contact. It is one of the greatest gifts of trust I have ever received... Most of you know that I, too, am sick right now, and struggling to maintain any kind of presence in Kymer. Though the path that has led Indi/Kathy and I to this junction in time is vastly different, she and I are very much alike in some ways. I don't know how many of you know the two main stories about Lazarus's sisters, Mary and Martha, from the bible. Martha works, keeps the house going, does all the cooking, cleaning, and menial labor; Mary "merely" Loves and recognizes that Jesus is the living God. On the outer face of things, it looks like Mary has, by far, the easier life. Yet, in the story about raising Lazarus, their brother, from death, Martha and Mary are both grieving when they hear that Jesus is near. Martha slips out a back door, meets Jesus and talks with him þ alone, without hindrance. Yet, when Mary tries to sneak away, the crowd of mourners follow her. Mary asks Jesus almost the same things that Martha asked, yet, when Mary wept, not only did the crowd weep with her, Jesus himself wept, and raised their brother from the grave. Mary appears once again, at the Passover feast, and this time, Martha complains about Mary's failure to help, while a disciple of Jesus complains because Mary spent a large sum of money to anoint the feet of Jesus, and wipe them with her hair. Jesus rebukes both complaints þ making it clear that Mary is doing no wrong, though she appears to be doing absolutelmerely ministering to the still living body of Jesus. I strongly suspect that Jesus, too, was heavy with that "tiredness" in his soul, and that Mary was His confidante, for how else would she appear to be the only one who truly understood that this really *was* "the last supper," þ the last chance she would get to directly serve Jesus, in his living body. I mention these two parables because I know that both Indi/Kathy and myself are essentially forced by the physical limitations of our bodies to be the "Mary's" of this everyday world. And, as Kathy has taught so many of her friends, accepting the challenges of pain is *often* the mark of being one who emotionally leads others to see how much Light there is while one is living in the palm of God's hand. The exhaustion comes from the people around her þ the very people that love her the most, and look to her for guidance and light. People see the Light in Indi/Kathy, a woman so loved by God that it overflows and streams out her very pores and they know, but don't comprehend the pain she endures. Time and again, some of you have seen Indi/Kathy overcome yet another painful limitation, and it has happened so often that you have come to expect that God will *always* work that miracle. It is hard to understand the "tiredness" of the soul unless you've lived there... It takes a tremendous effort sometimes to *let* your very being live fully, day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute, in the palm of God's hand. It is an enormous burden to carry, knowing that others are counting on your openness to God to lead them to know Him for themselves. Speaking from my own experience, which in many ways is vastly different from Kathy's, yet still of the same essence, I know how much I long to finally be welcomed home. And I pray each day that, when God finally lets me get there, He'll claim me for his own, and, perhaps, even say, "well done, my daughter, well done..." You see, I've never heard such words. I never had a "home" in my parent's h prison from which my only escape was some mental gymnastics that allowed me to survive the violence, the incest, witnessing my mother's murder... It is almost inconceivable to me that someday I may be welcomed home by God. Home... It's such an odd word for me! It's taken me years to learn what a "home" *can* be. Like Indi/Kathy, it has already been a very long and painful road, yet all the frozen tears of my childhood now shed rainbows of Light in domestic abuse shelters, to rape victims, to ... well, this letter isn't really about me. It's about Indi, who we all know has let God's light shine through her and into our souls for so very long, that it's almost inconceivable to even contemplate "nightmare of her death." Yet we all die sometime... Since I made such a stink at Unity day, many who know Kathy well have written to me. Almost all of those individuals have told me how much they rely on her, and how depressed they are when they see her as she is right now. One wrote, "there was a point where I was tempted to drive off the road and end it all on the way home;" another wrote "If Kathy dies my soul will die with her." And it is precisely this reaction that caused Indi to choose to remain silent and burdened. She knows that some still believe they need her, and her alone, to find the ways of turning one's tears into rainbows, catching and scattering that beautiful Light over the darkened worlds in the scarred souls of those alone in pain. Right now, however, I believe þ no I am CERTAIN þ it is time for each of us to be willing to let Indi/Kathy go "home." I am not saying she will die, I am saying each of us must be willing to let her die, *if* that is the path God has chosen for her now. Right now she is the most needy, most burdened of us all, and we each need to find the way to *tell* her, with honesty and joy, "It's ok, I'll be able to carry on and spread the Light!" I believe that for those of us who are forced by physical limitations to be the "Mary's" of this world,s the greatest gift God gives. Death, if it comes, won't separate Kathy and I, though I have never seen her face þ nor will anything you do, have done, or will do separate the Love Indi/Kathy has shared with you. Perhaps the greatest gift you can give Kathy right now, is the same kind of gift that Mary gave to Jesus at that Passover feast that was the last chance she had to care for the physical needs of Jesus. Some of you have the privilege of caring for her body, others of us have the opportunity to let her know in words or actions, that *either* way, life or death, *we* are ready to face it with her þ no matter whether there be tears of joy or tears of sorrow at the end of this path she walks with God þ *knowing* in our deepest certainty that either type of tears are really rainbows in the making! And as for me, and my own illness? I rather suspect I've got a fair amount of growing to do before God will allow me to come home, though I too, am very "tired" right now. I let my Self get so upset at Unity day that I was suddenly and abruptly forced to drop out of the picture completely for a while, regain my focus, and learn (again) how utterly important it is to live in the palm of God's hand, cradled close to His heart, day by day, hour by hour, and minute by minute. I'll learn, and keep on learning until it is *my* turn to set down all burdens and be welcomed home. So it's up to each of you whom Indi/Kathy loves... Help us all to turn tears of joy *OR* tears of deepest grief into rainbows shedding the most beautiful Light of Life. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Advertisements ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! 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Businesses and Services ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ====================================================================== Angel Gambler's Fashion and Photography Services Angel, 70264,51 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/angel_gambler ====================================================================== * Traditional ethnic costumes * Modern fashions * Wedding fashions * Custom-made heads * Photography and touch-up services * Cosmetics * Advertisements Prices start as low as 50T! For more information, email Angel [70264,51], ESP Angel Gambler inworld, or visit http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/angel_gambler for samples. ====================================================================== Avatar Cleaning Service Koa and Motio ====================================================================== Announcing Koa's and Motio's Avatar Cleaning Service! We clean avatars. First we give them one FREE sample (their choice) of soap, water or lotion. If they like it, they can have THE FULL CLEANING, that is when they get all of those things for only 10 Tokens. We have had very many satisfied customers ... like Cyber King, Razzle Dazzle and many others! Try it! ====================================================================== Bella Belle's Boutique ====================================================================== Looking for that perfect look? Dead, simple, kewl, stylish, 60's style, animal like? You name it! Wanna find the perfect head? And the perfect paint? You need some help from Bella Belle's Boutique. ====================================================================== Bulldozer Security Service Brainchild, 101761,2030 ====================================================================== You are afraid of the Headhunter or other terrible creatures? You are afraid of obtrusive fans? You are afraid of thieves? You are afraid of other things and persons? Then we are the right business for you! Bodyguard Service ================= Contact us and we are on your side if you need to put something on the ground. We will take care of you, your things or other persons. You can have your own *bodyguard* for only 120T per hour! Contact Brainchild at 101761,2030 or via ESP in WA! Tresor Room ============ Do you have rare items that are very important for you? Contact us, we will take care of your items in a full safe Tresor Room. Now you needn't rent a two room apartment. If you will lock a item, we claim only 1% to 10% of the worth of the item per month. And you get a certificate, that *you* own the thing! For example: 10% on a spider 1% on a Oracles Candle Please contact Brainchild at 101761,2030 or via ESP in WA! ====================================================================== Chapel of Dreams Ordained Ministers Bog Brains, Wing Commander Necrolyte Sunray White Rose Magica Sunray @thena Piemur Sunray Ann Sunray Lummoose, Kymer Guardian ====================================================================== The Ordained Avatars of Kymer have opened the Chapel of Dreams to serve your needs for wedding services. You can get an all inclusive wedding package, including officiating avatar, wedding chapel, decorations, security, and a reception hall from us! If you are interested, please contact any of us via esp. We can then discuss prices. Remember there is a fixed fee of 150T for anyone performing a wedding ceremony, all other items are extra. ====================================================================== Clover's Collectibles Clover, 73071,1252 Passion, 102443,1111. ====================================================================== Kymer's Standard in Auctioning Excellence! We are here to serve you. We are accepting consignment of rare items for future sales. Consignment fee is 20% of selling price. All items will be auctioned to the highest bidder. If you have rare or hard to obtain items you wish to place on consignment, please contact one of our staff inworld or via Email (All CIS UIDs and information supplied will be handled in a professional and confidential manner): Clover at 73071,1252; Passion at 102443,1111. Auction Catalog available in Library #4 WorldsAway Life: File name catalog.zip Consignment Hours: Thursday 11:00 AM WAT Thursday 7:00 PM WAT Monday 9:00 PM WAT (at the completion of the auction) Other days and times by appointment Please supply the following information: Consignor Avatar Name, Consignor UID (if different from UID on Email); Item Names; Minimum starting bids for each item; Locale for collecting consignment item; Proposed time for collection of consignment item. You will receive return Email either confirming the meeting or proposing an alternate meeting time. Please allow 1-2 days for a response. ====================================================================== CyberServices CyberServices, 101533,3636 ====================================================================== Announcing the opening of 'CyberServices', an adult oriented service. One to One ESP conversations on any subject. Strictly over 18's only. Participants will never meet any member of 'CyberServices'. All conversations will be carried out via ESP at the specified times arranged. Discretion is guaranteed, though before any conversaton starts, you will be required to state that you are over 18 years old, and that you understand the adult nature of the service. These statements will be saved in a text file, and a copy sent to you if you required. The cost of the service is 150T per sesson, with discounts available for bookings of two or more sessions. Sessions will run no less then 20 minutes, and no more than half an hour. You may change your mind, about participating, during the first five minutes, but a charge of 75 Tokens will be made (your original fee will be waived). For more details of the services on offer, please leave a PRIVATE message in the forum (click the 'private' checkbox), adressed to 'CyberServices' UID 101533,3636. Subsequent correspondance will be via EMail. Please note, this service is ONLY available inworld, and cannot be conducted via EMail. 'CyberServices' is looking to add one more woman to it's team (currently one male, and one female). If you are interested in applying for this position, please post a PRIVATE message in the forum. You need not use your real name, and details will be sent to you upon receipt of your request. Please note: It is not the intention of 'CyberServices' to offend. Please do not reply to this ad, if you find talk of an adult nature offensive. ====================================================================== NUbie YUniversity Karynda, Sejanus ====================================================================== Turn newbiehood from a week to an hour. Thursdays 6 to 9 am WAT TURF: School. More hours soon. Learn the basics: Your way around with a tour; Turn, Walk & Stand where you want; Worlds Away Economics; the 3 W's of getting help (Who, When & Where); how to avoid stealing and being stolen from; donations gratefully accepted now or later; Karynda, Karynda2, Karynda3, Karynda4, or Karynda5. Partner: Sejanus. Teachers to be announced. ====================================================================== Passion's Fashions Passion ====================================================================== Passion's Fashions is here to serve the avatars of Kymer. We want you to look good! For a mere 70T you can be on your way to a better you and a mere 90T for a head color consultation (Not including Heads and Sprays) We coordinate your avatar look and colors. Come to us for your fashion needs and advice! All customers extremely satisfied! Passion's Fashions has been in business since early September 1995 and is *extremely* successful. 7-10 Avatars use this service daily. Many famous avatars come to Passion's Fashions for Fashion advice. Turf Address: Passion's Fashions Open 6WAT p.m. - 8WAT p.m. daily ====================================================================== Passion's Interior Decorating Service Passion ====================================================================== Passion's Interior Decorating Service is here to serve you and your turf decorating needs. Turf address: Passion's Fashions <> Open Daily: 6WAT p.m. - 8WAT p.m. **10-15 Avatars use this service daily.** Many satisfied customers have used this service. Furnishings supplied by the customer are placed tastefully in your turf. Check out the file: Hottub.gif in the Forum Library for an example or ESP Passion for a tour of Passion's Interior Decorating Showroom. Prices are as follows: 2 room turf: 350T / 3 room turf: 400T / 4 room turf: 500T Have the turf to be envied! We look forward to serving you! ====================================================================== The Phantasus Yellow Pages GermanGiant Necrolyte Xian Hotspot ====================================================================== For the most complete listing of inworld businesses, and the ONLY single listing of resident avatars, check out the WorldsAway Yellow & White Pages! Whether to find a service, check to see which businesses are already operating inworld, or to verify the correct spelling or User ID of an avatar, the WA Yellow & White Pages is the BEST source available! You can download a copy of the WA Yellow & White Pages in the WA Community Forum Library, Newsstand Section, filename YELLOW.TXT. Thanks to all the WAYP customers for making it a success! If you have any questions or would like to place an ad, contact GermanGiant, Big Kahoona, Necrolyte Xian, Hotspot, or Sunray Dream Keeper. ====================================================================== Rare Mart Ropes Pago, Duckolyte Wing Princess Di Pajo ====================================================================== "Nothing can compare......with rare! We are pleased to announce the opening of our new store, RARE MART. We deal in the consignment and selling of many rare items, and offer a very competitive consignment fee of 7.5%. You may contact either Ropes Pajo, Duckolyte Wing, or Princess Di Pajo inworld for more information! ====================================================================== SWIFTIES: London/New York/Kymer 101760,3117 or auction@swft.demon.co.uk ====================================================================== RARE ITEMS, HEADS, PAINTS AUCTIONED WEEKLY Every Sunday 4:00 pm WAT Turfname: SWIFTIES Items taken on consignment for 10% fee email us at 101760,3117 or auction@swft.demon.co.uk or ESP inworld: Swifty Mage or Swiftness Mage Counselor ====================================================================== Tarot Readings! by LaJolla ====================================================================== I am offering in-world tarot readings to interested avatars for a reasonable price, starting at just 25 T for a basic three card reading, or on a sliding scale if needed. I currently use the Moon Garden Tarot, a beautiful Tarot deck focused on the feminine energies of the moon. Readings can be tailored to your time, questions, interest, and how much you would like to spend (i.e., longer, more complex readings would cost more). I encourage you to give this a try. All readings would be through ESP if privacy is desired and your confidentiality is assured. I hope you'll give it a try and will find Tarot to be fun, informative, and insightful. To make an appointment for a specific time, either weekends any time or weeknights after 5 p.m. WAT, send me an e-mail with possible times and we will arrange it. Otherwise you can approach me in-world for an impromptu reading or to make a time for later. But please don't interrupt if I'm playing a game such as Worlds of Fortune (my favorite) or Kymer or such. If you ESP and I don't answer you right away, that's probably why. :) ====================================================================== WA Auction House Happy Little Trees, 76463,1405 ====================================================================== Happy Little Trees, Pokey, Nonsense., EMP Emperor Cyber King Every other Saturday, at 5:00PM WAT, Auctions are held in the turf: WA Auction House. Items consist of rare to the rarest of the rare, and all rare items are accepted for consignment at a mere 7% consignment fee, the lowest of any scheduled auction. Dates for the next few auction are as follows: August 10 August 24 Please ESP Happy Little Trees, Pokey, Nonsense Stone, or EMP Emperor Cyber King in-world, or E-mail Happy Little Trees at 76463,1405. ====================================================================== Wheels On Fire Limo Service Karynda ====================================================================== I'm Karynda, your worlds away ride (as in wheels) Need to get somewhere *FAST* ? Need to find that item or place ? Want to whisper with that special someone without the hassle of driving ? Price: I work for tips (as in tokens) Hours On Duty: Whenever I can Esp me and I'll come to you... Excuse all the names: Karynda, Karynda2, Karynda3, Karynda4 or Karynda5 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! How to Send Submissions to ESP! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - English ESP! - {!} Publisher/Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . Acolyte Brynne (104706,716) Deadline: Saturdays, 3:00 p.m. WAT Types of submissions: Engagements and Wedding Announcements Letters to the Editors Advertisements Articles regarding new and existing groups Feature and General Articles Letters to the Editors Opinion Pieces Poetry Anything you wish to submit but are not sure who should receive Financial Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mufasa (104453,2275) Deadline: Thursdays, 6:00 p.m. WAT Auction reports; all material pertinent to the economy of Kymer. {!} - ESP!'s TWIP - {!} Co-Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jal (74323,3325) Co-Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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Submitting these listings to TWIP is in addition to submitting event information to the Scheduling Group. Scheduling conflicts, if any, are resolved by the Scheduling Group. Changes to recurring events should be submitted to both the Scheduling Group and ESP!'s TWIP. ESP! is available in the Newsstand Library of the WA Community Forum and thus earns no tokens to pay authors. Likewise, advertisements are no charge to the advertisers. Upon the availability of inworld documents and the sale of ESP! inworld, this policy will be reviewed and payments/advertisement rates will be adjusted accordingly. !}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!} {!} - Writers' Guidelines for ESP! Submissions - {!} Each issue of ESP! requires a great deal of time to prepare. Once the Editor has received everything for an issue, eight to ten hours of actual work hours later, the issue is ready for uploading by mid- afternoon Sunday. Writers can help reduce some of this time by following these tips. 1. ESP! does not place article titles in all caps; we initial cap the main words of an article title. Most of our writers submit their articles with their titles in all caps; to clean this up, the Editor must change it to lower case and then initial cap the main words. Writers: help us save a little time by typing your titles in initial caps only (main words: not words like "a", "the" when used within the title, "by", etc.) Along these lines, it is not necessary to include the {!} - before and after your article title or try to center it. In the conversion to ASCII text for retrieval into WordPerfect 5.1, the attempt to center the title becomes blank spaces which need to be deleted because the title is not really centered. Type your title flush left and your byline underneath it. The Editor will run her macro which will center the title, add the {!} - and - {!}, move to the next line and center the byline. 2. ESP! doublespaces between paragraphs and does not use tabbed indents for the main body of the article. These are flush left. Lists within an article may be indented or tabbed. Articles submitted that are single spaced between paragraphs and tabbed in one tab position at the beginning of the next paragraph require major cleanup. Once saved as ASCII text, these tabs become spaces which must be manually removed. Because some of the gaming reports include tabbed lists of winners and items won (which in ASCII become spaces), a global search and replace of spaces cannot be done. If this is done, then the gaming reports must be totally reformatted, replacing all the spaces with tabs or putting the deleted spaces back in for the lists to line up properly. 3. If you have subheadings within your article, do not type them all in upper case. Type them in initial caps and underscore them with the dashes like this: Subheading ---------- [Begin text here] 4. Use the ellipsis (three periods) correctly. The proper use of the ellipsis is [word][space]...[space][word]. The ellipsis is used between a sentence and a phrase, not between two full sentences, and the periods within the ellipsis do not have spaces in between. In quotes from other sources, the ellipsis is also used to designate that text has been removed. Too often, writers pepper their articles with multiple periods in between sentences.......Like this. A very careful search and replace must be done because we do not want to remove a period where one properly belongs. 5. Event Listings: hosts submitting events are asked to follow this format so we can more easily conform it to our schedule format: Day and Date Time Name of Event (not in all caps; initial capped) Location (if in a turf, indicate Turf Address: [name]) Host's Name Description of event (keep to a maximum of 100 words) Submitting a listing that looks like this: EVENT NAME, MONDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY TIME DESCRIPTION HOST'S NAME requires us to retype this to conform to our Event Schedule format. Please help us save some time by submitting it as indicated above. We will put in the leader dots on the second line between the location and the host's name. 6. Above all, proofread your article before submitting it. A spellcheck is run on all articles but words like "here" and "hear" will not be caught because they are both legitimate words. So make sure your words are spelled correctly. Every article submitted is read carefully and whatever grammatical, spelling and other changes necessary are made; but making these corrections can get very time consuming and delays the production of ESP! Think of these as Writers' Guidelines for ESP! They're not cast in stone and we won't reject a submission because it doesn't conform to our guidelines. ESP! needs all the original articles it can get! But anything our writers can do to help us spend less time in the actual production of ESP! to gives us *more* time to search for authors to provide us with original stories and other articles would be *greatly* appreciated! Thank you! !}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}